Stove lifter and carrier



' L,.K.SMITH. Stove Lifter and Cartier.

No. 224,617. 'Paiente d Feb. 17, I880.

N- FElERsv PHOT0-L|THOGRAPHER WAsHANGTON. D C,

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

LESTER KwSMITH OF'TROY, OHIO.

STOVE. Ll FTER VAND CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,617, dated February17, 1880',

Application filed January 5, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESTER K. SMITH, of Troy, in the county of Miami andState of Ohio, have invented an Improved Stove Lifter and Carrier, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of devices I for lifting and carryingstoves and other articles and it has for its object the production of adevice of this nature which .may be quickly and easily adjusted for use,and which may be folded into a compact form for storage or shipping.

My invention consists in the construction and combination of the variousparts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointedout in the claims.

To enable the public to fullyunderstand my invention, 1 will nowdescribe it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a plan view of my device in condition for use; Fig. 2, asimilar view of the device folded for storage or shipping. Fig. 3 is asection on line m, Fig. 1, showing the devices for adjusting the lengthof the crossbars, said bars being shown at their shortest adjustment;and Fig. 4, a similar view of the same parts, showing them in theirlongest ad- 0 justment and having a modified form of conratchet-bar, cl,the boxing being pivoted to one of the longitudinal bars and theratchet-bar to the other, and the ratchet-bar being constructed so as tofreely slide longitudinally in said boxing. d

To the upper side of each of the boxings is pivoted a pawl, e, whichengages with the teeth in the upper side of the ratchet-bar.

Upon the lower side of the ratchet-bar is a notch, f, to receive the endof a lever, g,

pivoted to the lower side of the boxing at h, and provided at its rearend with a weight, '6, to force the point or opposite end into saidnotchf.

A modification of this device is shown in Fig. 4, a spring-catch beingsubstituted for the weighted lever.

The operation of my device'is as follows: When it is desired to raiseand carry a stove or other article, the pawls e are thrown back,allowing the cross-bars to be drawn out to their greatest length, whenthe weighted lever or spring will catch in the notch f and prevent theboxing and ratchet-bar from parting. The handles b are then grasped bytwo persons, one at each side of the stove, 850., and the devices putover said article, so that the stove, 850., will be embraced by thecurved portions a. The handles are then drawn toward each other, thepawl e sliding over the teeth of the ratchet-bar until the curvedportions are brought in contact with the sides of the stove, 8tc., wherethey will be securely locked by the pawls e and ratchet-bars d. Thedevice may then be lifted by the handles 1) and carried to any desiredpoint. I To remove the device from the stove, &c., it is only necessaryto throw the pawls back, draw the handles apart, and lift it off.

These curved portions, as before stated, are angular in section, so thatthey will more readily engage with any flange or projection on thearticle to be carried, and the handles are rounded to give abetterhand-grasp. The central curves of the handles fit a round body-such as acylinder-stove--and the bandles being flared apart furnish room for theperson using the device to stand or walk in when moving an article.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1.The combination, substantiallyas hereinbefore set forth, of thelongitudinal handlebars and the cross-bars pivoted thereto in the mannershown, whereby the device may be IOO and means, substantially asdescribed, for adpivoted weighted lever, as and for the purjusting thelength of said cross-bars. pose set forth.

3; The cross-bars, each composed of a box- 6. The handles a b, eachhaving a curved 15 ing, 0, provided with a pawl, e, and a ratchetcentralportion and outwardly-flaring handles, 5 bar, d, the boxing andratchet-bar being pivas and for the purpose set forth.

oted to the adjoining handle-bar. In testimony whereof I hereto sign myname 4. The combination, with the handles, of the in presence of twowitnesses. boxing c pawl 12 ratchet-bar d provided with r notch f, andan automatic stop engaging in LESTER M 10 said notch, as set forth.Witnesses: v

5. The combination of the boxing c, pawl 0, J. 0. ROGERS,

ratchet-bar d, provided with notch f, and the CLAY BAIRD.

